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Pennsylvania TedI don't know why we bother posting on this thread, because I don't think anything we tell you is registering with you.
I already gave you the event in 1980 that escalated Mantle's card values....I'll repeat it.....
"But, here is the real story behind the reason why Mantle cards are so high priced relative to other
players of his era. In 1980, when this hobby started to grow, three 1952 Topps Mantle cards were
sold in a Philadelphia auction for an unprecedented price of $10,000. This made the National news-
papers. Prior to this sale, a 1952 Topps Mantle in ExMt condition typically sold for about $500. Since,
that day in 1980, Mantle's card values have never looked back. There you go, that's basically how
Mantle's cards arrived at the prices they sell for."
And, this huge price jump on the 1952 Topps Mantle carried over to all his other Topps cards and eventually increased
the Berk-Ross, Bowman, DanDee, Red Man, etc. Mantle cards.
TED Z